Racial Disparities in Mortgage Lending: New Evidence Based on Processing Time

Bin Wei and Feng Zhao

The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, 2022, vol. 11, issue 3, 775-813

Abstract: This paper examines racial disparities in mortgage processing time prior to the global financial crisis. We find that Black borrowers are underrepresented and experience a longer processing time than white borrowers among the mortgages securitized by government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). At the same time, Black borrower are overrepresented and face a similar processing time among privately securitized (PLS) mortgages. Additionally, Black borrowers are strongly associated with faster segments of the mortgage markets, faster lenders within each segment, and the types of loan products that are processed faster, all of which subsequently experienced higher defaults. (JEL G01, G21, G23, G32, R30)

Date: 2022
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